Michael Gove is expected become the first minister to employ a military planner amid fears a no-deal Brexit could result in food shortages, according to reports.
The planner, provided by the Ministry of Defence, could take up a role at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in January to help ensure rural communities do not run out of resources.
The appointment would form part of the government's contingency planning for a “worst case scenario” no-deal Brexit, codenamed Operation Yellowhammer, The Telegraph reported.
According to documents seen by the paper, the military planner’s job would be to assess alternative routes into Britain for food supplies should the one between Calais and Dover become severely disrupted.
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